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Journalism

My reporting sits at the intersection of law, power, and lived experience. I specialize in deep-dive investigations, justice sector coverage, gender and labor issues, and explanatory storytelling with bite. 

 

Fast turnaround or long-form, I’m driven by a thirst for truth, clarity, fairness, and unshakable curiosity. 

Blue Sky Clouds

NEWS

Corrections’ push for double-bunking is prompting fresh questions about how well the system protects transgender people behind bars.

NZ’s Transgender Prisoners Fear Double Bunking Will Lead to More Rape

2016

VICE

When allegations of harassment surfaced at Russell McVeagh, the resulting fallout became a turning-point for New Zealand’s legal profession.

Students to March on Russell McVeagh

2018

Newsroom

A Nelson dairy that vowed to take legal highs off its shelves has been caught red-handed doing the opposite.

Busted: Still Selling Legal Highs

2013

The Nelson Mail

FEATURES

Family Court reforms: One Year On

2015

Law Talk

Caught in the Web

2024

North & South

Birth Trauma: Has ACC Done Enough?

2023

Woman Magazine

INVESTIGATIONS

A close look at how legal aid reforms, fixed fees, and the expanding Public Defence Service affect who receives justice and who misses out.

Legal Aid & Access to Justice

2015

Law Talk

Mayoral candidate CeliaWade-Brown pledged to make Wellington a better place for cyclists. Three years on, cyclist numbers have doubled, butt is the city safer for them?

A Better Deal for Cyclists?

2013

The Wellingtonian

Long after sexual misconduct by a partner at one of New Zealand's top law firms, the profession is still grappling with the fallout.

#MeToo, Law & Disorder

2021

NZ Herald

COMMENT & ANALYSIS

No Fringe, No Indie is a column that aims to sketch the trials and tribulations of different sub-cultures in the cultural capital of New Zealand.

No Fringe, No Indie

2012

Critic

Fat people earn less, don't get promoted and face public shaming.

Fat Community Silenced, as Stigma Rife

2019

NZ Herald

When removing goods and services tax becomes a food fight.

The Tangled, Weird World of GST

2023

NZ Herald

Pink Sugar

CULTURE & LIFESTYLE

A New Zealand gallery for the 99%: Artfull brings art to the masses.

New Digital Gallery is Done With Art Being Exclusively Available to Few

2022

Broadsheet

Newtown’s Margot: a cozy 26-seat spot with European share plates and serious wine cred.

Margot Is Wellington's Cosy New Local

2022

Broadsheet

Interning: a rite of passage for the elite or exploitation?

Why Millennials are Rebelling Against Unpaid Internships

2016

The Spinoff

PROFILES

The story behind Anne O’Brien’s leadership of the Auckland Writers Festival, and what comes next.

End of a Chapter: Writers Festival Director Anne O’Brien

2022

Woman Magazine

Obituary: Sir Ian Barker KC, one of New Zealand’s most respected judges and legal innovators, has died aged 88.

Sir Ian Barker: A Stalwart of the Legal Profession

2022

NZ Herald

Meet Dr Diana Sarfati, the public-health physician and cancer researcher now leading New Zealand's health sector.

Dr Diana Sarfati Appointed Director-General of Health

2022

Woman Magazine

EDITING

Globalisation, tech disruption and shifting client demands are reshaping the profession. This issue highlights the firms and lawyers embracing innovation, international growth and new practice frontiers.

Australasian Lawyer, Issue 3.1

2016

Australasian Lawyer

This issue celebrates a thriving legal industry, from the Australasian Law Awards finalists and this year’s rising young leaders to insights across in-house, insurance, agribusiness and cyber risk.

Australasian Lawyer, Issue 3.2

2016

Australasian Lawyer

In this issue, we talk politics and the law with Judith Collins, spotlight advocacy from across the spectrum, break down the TPPA debate, and explore Auckland housing, construction growth and emerging postgraduate pathways.

NZ Lawyer Magazine, Issue 8.1

2016

New Zealand Lawyer

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